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"that which is common to the greatest number has the least care bestowed upon it. Every one thinks chiefly of his own, hardly at all of the common interest; and only when he is himself concerned as an individual. For besides other considerations, everybody is more inclined to neglect the duty which he expects another to fulfill"

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Flying By Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Mimas

Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science InstituteSaturn’s moon Mimas is dominated by a huge, unmistakable crater called Herschel that makes the moon look like the Death Star in the movie “Star Wars.” On Feb. 13, 2010, NASA’sCassini spacecraft made closest-ever flyby of Mimas, returning this photo and others in spectacular flyby. Mimas is 246 miles (396 kilometers) across.

Mimas Is Also Space Pac-ManCredit: NASA/JPL/GSFC/SWRI/SSIThis figure illustrates the unexpected and bizarre Pac-Man like pattern of daytime temperatures found on Saturn’s small inner moon Mimas. The heat map was compiled from data recorded by the Cassini spacecraft during a Feb. 13, 2010 flyby of Mimas.

Herschel Crater on MimasCredit: NASA/JPL/Space Science InstituteThis mosaic, created from images taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during its closest flyby of Saturn’s moon Mimas on Feb. 13, 2010, looks straight at the moon’s Herschel crater and reveals new insights about the moon’s surface. Herschel crater gives Mimas its “Death Star” appearance. It is about 80 miles (130 kilometers) wide.

Streaked Craters of MimasCredit: NASA/JPL/Space Science InstituteThis false-color view of Saturn’s moon Mimas from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft highlights terrain-dependent color differences and shows dark streaks running down the sides of some of the craters on the region of the moon that leads in its orbit around Saturn. The origin of the color differences (exaggerated by computer enhancement) is not yet understood.

Streaks and Markings on Saturn’s Moon MimasCredit: NASA/JPL/Space Science InstituteRelatively dark regions below bright crater walls and streaks on some of the walls are seen in this mosaic of Saturn’s moon Mimas, created from images taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during its closest flyby of the moon on Feb. 13, 2010

Mimas’ Color Near Herschel CraterCredit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Subtle color differences on Saturn’s moon Mimas are apparent in this false-color view of Herschel Crater captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during its closest-ever flyby of that moon on Feb. 13, 2010. The crater is 80 miles (130 kilometers) wide.

Mimas’ Color Near Herschel CraterCredit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Subtle color differences on Saturn’s moon Mimas are apparent in this false-color view of Herschel Crater captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during its closest-ever flyby of that moon on Feb. 13, 2010. The crater is 80 miles (130 kilometers) wide.

Saturn’s Moon Mimas: Three-Quarter PortraitCredit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Appearing like a cyclops gazing off into space, Saturn’s moon Mimas and its large Herschel Crater are profiled in this view from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft taken on Feb. 13, 2010.